Though nothing stays still for long with WordPress, the design of your blog’s dashboard hasn’t changed much lately. While we’ve added new features and made some adjustments along the way, the dashboard has been looking forward to a refresh for some time. With that in mind, seven weeks ago, a scrappy gang of web designers and developers teamed up to explore how to do just that. We asked ourselves the question: “What should a modern version of WordPress look like?” We decided that:

It should have a simple, uncluttered design; free of excessive decoration and focused on your content.

It should use webfonts for beautiful, legible typography that’s consistent in every browser.

It should have a responsive design that’s tailored to PCs, tablets and smartphones.

It should do all this while retaining the familiar, user-tested dashboard interface that millions of users already understand.